Presentation Topics

On Thursday 27th July you will be expected to deliver a presentation to your Learning Family for
approximately three minutes. You will need to argue your point of view on your chosen
statement. You must use the planning sheet attached to prepare for your presentation. Please
bring this with you on Parents’ Consultation Day (Wednesday 26 th July) to discuss with your
Personal Tutor.

Statements to choose from are as follows:

 Business Dress takes away the individuality of a student;

 Students should not be punished with detentions. They are the modern equivalent of being
imprisoned;
 Social networking sites are harmful;
 The police in the U.K. should carry guns;
 Working at a young age instils positive values into students;
 Sports stars are good role models for young people;
 Festivals and fairs should be banned. They encourage bad behaviour and are disruptive to local
communities;
 Capital punishment is the only way to deter criminals;
 Beauty contests and talent competitions are a good idea because they give young children
confidence and something to aim for;
 Talent shows are a terrible idea. They encourage ruthless competition and they allow the
talentless to make fools of themselves;
 The voting age should be lowered to 16;
 Independent Learning has no value. Students should be relaxing in their free time;
 People become too attached to their pets. Animals should not be spoilt;
 Mobile phones are killing young people’s ability to communicate;
 Footballers should be paid no more than £20,000 per year;
 Teenagers do not contribute positively to society. All they do is cause trouble;
 Euthanasia should be legalised in the U.K.;
 The voting age should be lowered to 16 in the U.K.

You will be familiar with the techniques stated below. Please use these in your presentation.

Direct Address;
Alliteration/Adjectives/Anecdote;
Facts;
Opinion as fact;
Rhetorical Questions/Repetition;
Emotive Language/Exaggeration;
Statistics;
Triples
Planning Sheet

Statement Chosen:

Introduction:

Idea 1:

Idea 2:

Idea 3:

Idea 4:

Conclusion: